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Qantas Super chair steps down

KARREN VERGARA  |  TUESDAY, 19 FEB 2019
... Trust Company and managing director of Blake Dawson, will join the board. He is currently an independent director of Commonwealth Bank Group Super and a board member of the State Library of New South Wales Foundation. Lorraine Berends currently serves ...

NAB most distrusted bank in Australia

KANIKA SOOD  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019
... conducted after the financial services Royal Commission handed down its final report and NAB bosses resigned. In January, Commonwealth Bank had the lowest trust score but after Commissioner Kenneth Hayne singled out NAB's leadership almost a fortnight ...

Industry fund appoints chief executive

HARRISON WORLEY  |  FRIDAY, 15 FEB 2019
... has extensive experience in wealth management and administration, having previously served as a general manager at Commonwealth Private. Earlier, he served as chief executive of Symetry Limited and was also the head of financial planning at BankSA. Statewide ...

Westpac mulls sale of in-house planners

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  WEDNESDAY, 13 FEB 2019
... something Westpac continues to work through, the spokesperson added. In the past two years, three major banks­ - ANZ, Commonwealth Bank and National Australia Bank - announced plans to divest wealth management arms. In November last year, Westpac chief ...

Don't fear credit crunch: Deloitte

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 11 FEB 2019
... for the economy; they're not putting all their eggs in one basket," Hutley said. This is backed by news today from Commonwealth Bank that it is introducing same day decisions on simple business lending. It will be available from March for unsecured business ...

Pendal acquires Regnan

KANIKA SOOD  |  THURSDAY, 7 FEB 2019
Pendal Group is acquiring the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation's stake in ESG house Regnan. Regnan specialises in ESG research, engagement and advisory services. It will continue to continue to offer its independent services under the brand ...

CBA posts $4.6b in profits, dividend flat

KANIKA SOOD  |  WEDNESDAY, 6 FEB 2019
Commonwealth Bank's profits fell more than 6% to $4.6 billion in the first-half of FY19 and the bank kept its interim dividend at $2 per share. The $4.6 billion NPAT includes discontinued operations: CommInsure Life, CFSGAM and Sovereign. The cash ...

Institutions respond to Royal Commission, make commitments

HARRISON WORLEY  |  TUESDAY, 5 FEB 2019
... and to accept responsibility for, poor conduct of the kinds examined in this inquiry," Hayne said. In its response, Commonwealth Bank said the Royal Commission had been valuable for all stakeholders in the financial services industry, and would result ...

Commonwealth FP fails to meet EU obligations

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  MONDAY, 4 FEB 2019
Hours before the final report from the Royal Commission goes public, Commonwealth Financial Planning has been ordered by ASIC to stop charging ongoing service fees. It is also barred from entering any new ongoing service arrangements with customers. ...

Australia Day honours recognise industry stalwarts

JAMIE WILLIAMSON  |  TUESDAY, 29 JAN 2019
... 2007. He is also chair of Catholic Church Insurance Asset Management. Haddock also previously served as chair of Commonwealth Bank's Commonwealth Managed Investments from 2009 to 2014. An AO was also awarded to Dr Bronwyn King, the founder and chief ...